Travelogue: Hyd -> Vagamon, Kerala

Your observation on Kerala drivers is exactly the same I had, Except the private buses which act as daemons. I saw lots of modified cars in Kerala than in any other state I've visited and also saw some great amount of Lane discipline.

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The government buses ain't a disciplined class either, maybe the private buses are better disciplined in comparison.. And add to them two wheelers, three wheelers and the huge tipper trucks, they don't even know what's discipline when it comes to turn indicators, speed and almost everything except accelerating and braking probably you guys have never had an experience dealing with them on roads... Cars are certainly a far disciplined class compared to other states even as they are plenty in number..

One thing about Kerala is that the people are passionate about cars to the extent that you might call it a compulsive obsession! The number of car accessory shops i passed by as we drove through small towns and villages was amazing. Never seen such a sight in Hyderabad.

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During our South India Meet, one FIATian from from Hyderabad said, most Kerala cars are customized. i was't able to give him a proper answer.. guess this helped.

....the vagamon u saw last week is not what it was a couple of years ago. I live just 60kms away from vagamon and I hav seen the way it is getting changed with years, more and more buildings coming up spoiling its serenity....

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pHaTe, You won't believe it, but some one solicited a sale when we were there having our breakfast at one of the little eating places. Everybody wants to cash-in for the short-term. Hard now-a-days to distinguish between need, greed, desire and want.

pHaTe, You won't believe it, but some one solicited a sale when we were there having our breakfast at one of the little eating places. Everybody wants to cash-in for the short-term. Hard now-a-days to distinguish between need, greed, desire and want.

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I'm not surprised...!!! That would probably be a real estate agent who would have been putting the same proposal before every traveler who seemed rich enough... Only God knows if it was a personal property or government property that he is intending to sell... That's the way things go in Kerala's hill stations..

Would be excellent to meet you Kiran, I can see you're going to the Fiat Factory visit too. Perhaps, we could plan our journeys together?

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Definitely. Could you please PM me your contact number and e-mail id. There is already a mail thread running for the past 1 week related to the Factory visit. Would like to tag you too. There are 6 members from Hyderabad (incl. me) who are willing to take part in the meet as of now. We shall all plan together and roll as a group.

nice log n pics sarosh. From palakkad, you should have taken the road via ottapalam to thrissur, which is now used by almost all due to the pathetic road condition of NH. Glad you didnt have to come to allapey, where roads are even worser!!
Your car begs for the chrome treatment (handles, strips below windows and on 4 doors)same as that in linea emotion/dynamic and it looks very sober in this lovely colour. Please do it soon
I m surprised that you see lane discipline in kerala roads, which i seldom see here !! Anyway, they are much more patient drivers than what i see in metros n some other places i ve visited.
Proud to say that kerala has the most number of modded cars n i definitely understood how much we love our cars after my visit to delhi where i saw all those 7 series, s class, even evoque parked on the roadside day n night, and hard to find even a SINGLE car without dents n scratches.. and now its becoming the land of exotics too with 15 rolls royces and a few other bentleys, lambos n ferarris , which we lacked all these years, thanks to "Gulf" .